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(anatomy) a point or small area
Answer for the clue "(anatomy) a point or small area ", 7 letters:
punctum
Word definitions for punctum in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) a sharp tip of any part of the anatomy; a point or other small area
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Punctum \Punc"tum\, n. [L., a point.] A point. Punctum c[ae]cum . [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Same as Blind spot , under Blind . Punctum proximum , near point. See under Point . Punctum remotum , far point. See under Point . Punctum vegetationis [L., point ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Punctum , plural puncta , adjective punctate , is an anatomical term that refers to a sharp point or tip. It may also refer to: Medical Lacrimal punctum , one in each eyelid, commence at minute orifices, termed puncta lacrimalia, collect tears produced ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (anatomy) a point or small area
Usage examples of punctum.
You speak of this and that, of strategy and the punctum gravissimum and the West and the East, and in the world of men what you say may have a meaning.
I have plenty of ideas and facts, you know, and I can see he is just the man to put them into shape--remembers what the right quotations are, omne tulit punctum, and that sort of thing--gives subjects a kind of turn.